“Would he know the first thing or the last thing about Browns management?”In his second season, Darnold has had to navigate a significantly different football landscape than when he soared to national prominence a year ago. The game presents an opportunity to give USC its first Pac-12 championship game win in what could be the next-to-last game of Darnold’s USC career. After USC’s bowl game, Darnold plans to talk with trusted acquaintances, including former USC alumni and others who have played in college and the NFL. He said in the second half of the season, he has been slightly more conscientious of protecting the football to prevent fumbles. Darnold, Mike said, has his standards and has successfully avoided most of the media circus that comes with being a USC quarterback.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 29, 2017 04:41 UTC